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By Heather Romito bridge-tunnel continues to connect Montréal with
the South Shore of the Saint Lawrence River for

or more than 50 years, the Louis- many years to come.
Hippolyte-La Fontaine bridge-tunnel has

Fbeen an important part of Montreal’s Inaugurated on March 11, 1967, the tunnel is named

busy infrastructure. In that time, it has served the after Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, who served
geography well but has seen some inevitable wear as the first Premier of the United Province of

and tear. The Québec Ministry of Transportation is Canada. Lafontaine was born in Boucherville, in
taking on the daunting task of ensuring that the close proximity to the bridge-tunnel. Interestingly,

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